The Olympic torch is to pay a visit to York’s famous historic walls as part of the 2012 London Olympics build up. The torch will visit the city walls on day 31 of the Olympic torch trail on the leg from Hull to York. The torch is scheduled to reach the walls at Micklegate Bar shortly after 5.30pm on Tuesday 19th June 2012 before making its way to York Racecourse for a celebration. More details to follow close to the event. Click here to see the full route on the BBC website.
Youngsters from a York primary school joined the city’s Lord Mayor on a tour of the walls. About 40 pupils from Copmanthorpe Primary School called for the Lord Mayor and civic party at the Mansion House before they went on to walk along the walls on an inspection.
Click here to read more from the York Press website.
Fishergate, Fulford and Heslington Local History group have posted an excellent research piece on the history of Fishergate Postern Tower. Friends of York Walls, who aim to restore the tower to its former glory, would like to thank Gavin Thomas for his excellent article and for permission to link to it!
Click here to read the full article.
Click here to download a booklet on Fishergate Postern Tower
Forty children from Copmanthorpe Primary School will call on the Lord Mayor at 1.15pm on Monday 12th March and ask him to ‘Inspect the Walls’. The event was first held on 17th March 2011 and returns this year with a slightly different timetable. The children will escort the Mayor and civic party to Bootham Bar where they will meet and thank the council workers who look after the Walls. The Civic party will then walk onto the Walls to inspect them.
Then the Mayor will be presented with a scroll at ‘Robin Hood Tower’ by Keith Myers, Chairman of Friends of York Walls thanking him for being their Patron.
The Civic Party will then alight from the Walls at Monk Bar and walk up Lord Mayors Walk which will be lined with 300 children from St Wilfrids School who will be waving daffodils that they have made. The Mayor will leave Lord Mayors Walk after saying goodbye to all the Children. He will then present a scroll of thanks to the children from Copmanthorpe School who escorted him back to the Mansion House.
Anyone that wants to join us on the day please do!
